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| Title |
Urinary tract infection and indwelling urinary catheters: prospective study in gynecological surgery with antibiotic prophylaxis
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| Published in |
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/1516-3180.2014.9071412 |
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| Authors |
José Carlos Carraro-Eduardo, Daniela da Silva Alves, Ingrid Ellis Hinden, Ivan Penaloza Toledano, Sarah Gomes Freitas, Pedro Juan José Mondino, José Rodrigo de Moraes, Carlos Augusto Faria |
| Abstract |
Urinary tract infections are the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections, and the use of indwelling urinary catheters is a predisposing factor for their development. The aims of this study were to estimate the frequency of pre and postoperative bacteriuria, identify the microorganisms involved, count the colony-forming units, determine the antibiotic sensitivity profile and compare the results from pre and postoperative urinalyses among women undergoing gynecological surgery with implantation of a urinary catheter. Non-controlled prospective observational single-cohort epidemiological study carried out at a university hospital. Urine samples were collected before and 24 hours after catheterization for urinalysis, culturing and antibiotic sensitivity testing. Pre and postoperative urinalyses were compared using Wilcoxon and McNemar non-parametric tests. Fifty-one women participated in the study. Escherichia coli grew in six preoperative samples (11.8%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae in one (1.9%), but bacterial growth did not occur in any postoperative sample. Urinalysis showed lower number of pus cells in the postoperative urine samples (P < 0.05). There were no differences in red blood cell counts or in the nitrite and leukocyte esterase tests, between the samples. Bacteriuria was found in 13.7% of the preoperative samples. Gram-negative bacteria sensitive to most antibiotics were identified. In the postoperative samples, no bacterial growth was observed. Urinalysis only showed significant reduction of leukocyturia in the postoperative period. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Australia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 38 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 38 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 3% |
| Researcher | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 34 | 89% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 3% |
| Engineering | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 34 | 89% |